Image copyright PA Image caption The 21-year-old was charged by police last month Worcestershire county cricketer Alex Hepburn has appeared in court accused of raping a woman. The 21-year-old Australian is facing two counts relating to an alleged offence in Worcester on 1 April. He was told magistrates could not deal with the case and […]

Image copyright Sky Sports Image caption Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal was one of several players to wear a face mask while fielding The Sri Lanka cricket team’s decision to temporarily halt a Test match in Delhi because of pollution was right, says a medical expert. India’s capital has had toxic air quality levels for […]

Pint-sized Ashes: England frustrated on day one in Adelaide Win the toss and bat first, right? Wrong! Joe Root raised a few eyebrows when he called correctly in Adelaide on the first morning of the second Test and asked Australia to bat first. In doing so, he became the first captain in 25 years to […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Alex Hepburn signed a new one-year contract with the Division Two champions last month Worcestershire county cricketer Alex Hepburn has been charged with two counts of rape. It relates to an alleged incident in Worcester on 1 April, West Mercia Police said. The Australia-born all-rounder, 21, is due before […]

Image caption Shiv Thakor played for Derbyshire, Leicestershire and England Under-19s A professional cricketer has been placed on the sex offenders’ register for five years for exposing himself to two women on a housing estate. Shiv Thakor, 24, exposed himself through a “gap” in his jogging bottoms near Mackworth, Derbyshire, on 12 and 19 June. […]

As the Ashes gets underway all eyes will be on the “beard that’s feared” – Moeen Ali. The 30-year-old will be a key player for England in Australia but no matter the result he’ll still be an icon among British Asians. And the Muslim all-rounder from Birmingham says he wants to use his position to […]